Improvements in the design of viscoelastic heel orthoses. A clinical study.
A heel orthosis combining the principles of weight redistribution and shock attenuation was dispensed to 30 subjects with heel pain. Relief or cessation of pain occurred in 73% of the cases. The factor most clearly and significantly associated with the effectiveness of the orthosis was a lesser degree of overweight. Within this prescriptive guideline, such a device has the potential of becoming a cost-effective and time-efficient way of treating heel pain of mechanical origin.
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Department of Orthopedics, New York College of Podiatric Medicine, NY 10035.
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000886:Anthropometry; D004548:Elasticity; D004867:Equipment Design; D006365:Heel; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009989:Orthotic Devices; D010146:Pain / Q000534:rehabilitation*